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Again, much like Legolas, there are absolutely no elves named in the book so why can't Jackson take some liberties with them? I really don't get all of this angst about casting...it is a movie not a book, I want things to look at and if it is Evangeline Lilly so much the better

Again, much like Legolas, there are absolutely no elves named in the book so why can't Jackson take some liberties with them? I really don't get all of this angst about casting...it is a movie not a book, I want things to look at and if it is Evangeline Lilly so much the better

Because she's not being cast as "Nameless Elf #23" - the article states he specifically created a new role for her that was not in the book. Maybe that is not true, but if so it would seem worrisome at best. If he wants to throw her in as background filler or non-speaking eye candy, that's fine. Just don't make her a love interest for Legolas or whatever.

Just my two cents, I'm not all that fiercely protective of the Tolkien legacy like some freaks out there. I'm just worried this thing is going to end up looking more like King King than LOTR...shudder.

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Part of me sees the argument more with LOTR than with The Hobbit... The Hobbit was, for all intents and purposes, LOTR Lite... It was intended to be an easier read, an easier story... Liberties are cooler to me then with The Hobbit. LOTR didn't bother me with what changes were made though... As a different media, you almost had to accept certain changes. Films that acted out the books line-for-line would've been more than the 3 epics that we got.

Either way, I'm a huge Tolkien fan, and I'm excited to see a new film in the genre... There's only so much they can do, and this is pretty much the last gasp unfortunately. The Silmarillion would never translate to a series of movies. The Hobbit may translate far better than LOTR even did.

I'm looking forward to this more than I ever looked forward to LOTR. I think Freeman will be very funny and charming, as opposed to Wood who had to play the straight man. I'm also curious how they do Smaug's talking. In the LOTR movies, the beasties didn't speak or have personalities. Could be cool. And I at least know that Jackson will deliver an action adventure film with style and substance. He's earned his right to stir up the Tolkien narrative a bit.